Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-05-19
-we received a pleasant cain SATURDAY.

= received a pleasant call Saturday
last. from two of Carter county's clever.
est citizens-Hon. r. A. Smith, formerly
in the State legislature, and W. R. Fitz.
simmons, editor of the Elizabethton
Mountdineer. Call again, gentlemen
the latch string always hangs out for the
convenience of such as you.
Spring is here. The buds are burst.
ing into verdure and blossoms, the fields
are green with the promise of future
plenty; the flowers are ready to bloom in
beauty and fragrance; the birds fill the
land with melody and nature is full of
beauty everywhere. Now is the time to
beautify the home. 1t can be done with
out cost and with SO little labor, that all
should enjoy the comfort and refinement
Of a beautiful dwelling place. 1t matters
not how humble home may be; 1t is to
Its household the dearest spot OF earth,
and 1t should be made fragrant and beau
tiful. Devote evening and morning
hours Of rest to the planting of trees,
shrubs, vines and flowers, and thereby
gain the richest reward. Father, moth
er, son and daughter, should all be taught
the necessity of making attractive the
m place where most Of their days and
nights are spent. 1t will not only we'll
repay all to plant fruits and lowers, but
1t will refine the tastes and elevate the
character of every II who enjoys the
beautiful home.
No doubt those who have been with.
in sight of the HERALD AND TRIBUNE
building during the past ten days have
noticed n great improvement in its out
ward appearance. We would rise to ex-
plain, If our audience were merely hear
ers, but as they are not, we take this
method of telling them that the great
change for the better came about through
the application of two coats of as good
q paint as ever covered a building, spread
by the artistic brushes of Messrs. "Bud''
and Pap" Russell. The paint used is a
combination of the old fashioned materi.
als-white lead, zinc, and linseed oil.
While old fashioned materials always the
best) were used in the paint, they were
not combined in the ancient way. Instead
of being mixed by hand lat best a poor
way they were ground together by ma.
chinery specially adapted to the purpose,
under the eye Of experienced paint mix.
ers, thus obtaining a thorough mixture
OF the very best materials necessary Ia
give the best results. 1t has more body
than the best white lead paint and cost!
no more. This excellent paint can b,
procured by anyone, mixed ready for use
1t Is not patented, not chemical, and NJ
alkali water, whiting, soap, rosin oil, ben
zine, brytes, nor clay, make any parto
its ingredients. This its makers-tAe f
Hammer Paint Co., of III, 179 and IS
East Pearl street, Cincinnati, Warrant
incidentally we will also remark that any
one who will compare the STANDARD
paints with other mixed paints, by weigh
will find them to weigh from FIVE to Sc,
en- pounds more to the gallon. All W
have said for these paints can be easil
proven by anyone by procuring q suppl
from j.. J. Hunts hardware store an
comparing them with other makes {
paint. -
We announced briefly, last week, Il
presence in town Of Senator Zeb.
Vance, of North Carolina, as the que
Of his sister, Mrs. H. D. Hale. Durir
Saturday Senator Vance received a lars
number of calls at the Planters Hou,
parlors. The Senator took supper at Il
hotel along with q number of townsmel
All were the guests of the proprieto
w. e. Mathes, who was o schoolmate
the Senator years ago at Washingtc
college. Later in the evening the Ak
band serenaded the honorable gentlema
There was q large number of Gale
present at the time, among them mar
ladies. The Senator, after an introdu
ton to his serenaders by A. s. Dead
rick, made q little speech to them an
others assembled. He announced til
; he was not expecting any demonstrate
and was wholly unprepared to speal
the more so as he had no subject upc
which to address them. He explaint
that he was at home in politics, b
there was at present no issue before IL
people. He, however, devoted abo
, twenty minutes to a description of b
! journey from home to Washington CT
lege, in 1914, on q mule most of Il
way, comparing 1t with the manner
which he performed the journey ID
Y week, noticing the great improveme
/ and progress Of the country since
first entered the State. His remar
: were mostly in a humorous vein and |
Righteousness called forth the heal
laughter Of his audience. He thank
the musicians for kindly remember
Y him and promised to "come again. a
!, invited the people to draw on hin
0 for anything they wanted in the futr
and he would honor their draft-exce
9 for money. After an hour or more spent
social intercourse with his callers t
Senator returned to the residence of
!, sister. The west-bound train stopp
here that night and the Senator board
II proceeding homeward.
rl Complimentary.